Monthly Archives: December 2014

Since I started writing about beer about four and a half years ago, the Ontario situation has become more and more interesting. There are more breweries competing for market share and there’s increased media coverage of the beer retailing problem. Martin Regg Cohn, for instance, has been on fire of […]

The Ontario Problem

December 30, 2014 in Accounting for Taste / The Ontario Beer Revolution by admin

(Ed. Note: Periodically, I’m called upon to do an interview on the radio or in print about Craft Beer. The question that comes up most frequently is really two questions: “Why Craft Beer? Why now?” I do not think that I have ever been able to properly answer that question […]

Why Budweiser Lost

December 20, 2014 in Accounting for Taste tagged Budweiser / TV Party Tonight by admin

(Ed. Note: In 2014, while sequestered in a hermetically sealed writing bunker, Jordan St.John produced two books. This does not stop other people from delivering books for him to review even while he signs his own book at Christmas Markets. In order to continue to reduce the stack, he must review. Get […]

December Book Reviews: The Handbook of Porters and Stouts

December 15, 2014 in Reviews tagged Chad Polenz / Greg Clow / Josh Christie / Josh Rubin / Martyn Cornell / Porters / Stephen Beaumont / Stouts by admin

(Ed. Note: In 2014, while sequestered in a hermetically sealed writing bunker, Jordan St.John produced two books. This did not stop other people from sending him books to review. The stack is nearly as high as the sense of obligation. Let’s crack on.) When you hear about Thomas Jefferson and beer, […]

December Book Reviews: Pocket Beer Guide 2015

December 11, 2014 in Reviews / Shameless Plugs tagged Pocket Beer Guide / Stephen Beaumont / Tim Webb by admin

(Ed. Note: About once a year the family doggerel gene takes over. I try to fight it. Believe me. This is a cautionary tale in the style of Robert Service’s Songs of Sourdough. It is meant to be a warning about putting too much of yourself into your work. I […]